Profile: The 23-year-old Cuban is known more for his glove than his bat, but Hechavarria has improved the latter aspect of his game to the point where he could be a league-average shortstop or slightly better. After being sent to Miami in the Marlins offseason salary-dump deal with the Blue Jays, Hech will certainly have oodles of opportunity to hold down a starting gig on a club that will be trying to find out if he can handle a full-time role right away. His cameo in Toronto in 2012 was only so-so (.254/.280/.365 over 126 at bats), and his offensive upside is limited -- don’t expect more than a handful of homers and low double-digits in steals -- making Hechavarria a candidate to be a low-end starting middle infielder (MI) in deep NL-onlies. (Jason Catania)

The Quick Opinion: His fantasy ceiling isn't cathedral-esque, but Hechavarria will have all the opportunity in the world to reach it. The Marlins need to find out who can contribute to their next winning squad, after all.

Profile: Adeiny Hechavarria played his first full major league season in 2013; at the age of 24 he was the regular shortstop for the Miami Marlins. He posted a dreadful offensive season, registering an OPS of .565 with no fantasy utility to speak of. He did steal 11 bags, but got caught 10 times as well. There’s certainly room for him to grow, but there’s a long way to go for him to even be a viable target in NL-only leagues. He boasts a pedestrian minor league career, in which the numbers that may look enticing at first blush were accumulated in the Pacific Coast League, which is slightly above bar league softball in terms of run scoring environment. Even with incremental improvement it looks like he’d need a hefty gift from the batting batted ball gods to project as even a bench player in mixed leagues. In NL-only leagues, he’ll probably get some run when a legitimate starter gets injured. The cost-conscious Marlins are probably not moving all that actively to upgrade and will probably give the 24 year-old another season to prove what he has, but his glove does not appear good enough to drag such an anemic bat through a career as a starter. (Derek Ambrosino)

The Quick Opinion: In 2013, Adeiny Hechavarria managed to score only 30 runs in a full season as a starting shortstop for the Miami Marlins. He’s young enough with room to improve, but is extremely far away from being a viable starting option in even NL-only leagues.

Profile: There isn't a lot of "on paper" upside to Adeiny Hechavarria. In real life, a shortstop who can handle the bat (in the parlance of our times) is a valuable contributor. But Hechavarria the fantasy asset is instead a hitter without any power of which to speak, even less patience and not a lot of speed to use as window dressing. In 2014, the Marlins' middle infielder snuck enough balls past infielders to approach a league-average on base percentage, but the complete absence of power made him significantly below-average at the plate. Not that there isn't any merit to this approach, but Hechavarria needs to make significant strides at the plate to produce enough hard-hit balls to make his production at the plate fantasy relevant. He also needs to improve his bunting, as it can be a solid weapon to augment his meager arsenal. The star-eyed Hechavarria optimist might believe he can learn to square up everything and become a poor-man's Erick Aybar, capable of a .285/.300/.395 slash line while playing every day. It's always a tough go for a batted-ball-luck-driven player and that's exactly what Hechavarria will always be. Even given the grim shortstop market, Hech might be too grim to reach for. (Drew Fairservice)

The Quick Opinion: The Marlins shortstop doesn't offer speed or power or much else, but if you need some hollow average you could do worse -- but not much.

Profile: If you need a shortstop in a pinch, Hechavarria is likely going to be on the wire for you to pick up. If you’re in a deep league where all 30 major league starting shortstops end up getting picked, he’s going to be one of the last five. Hitting eighth in the Marlins lineup may get him close to 50 runs scored and 50 RBI if he stays healthy. There isn’t much in the way of power or steals, as he will likely find himself stealing between five and ten bags, and maybe knocking five or so balls out of the park. His .281 average was helped by his .325 batting average on balls in play, pretty much in line with his 2014 number. Steamer sees that BABIP regressing to the mean, with his average dropping accordingly. If he continues to up his bunt game, that could help out with flagging average. He reached nine of the twelve times he laid one down last year. Less than 20% of his plate appearances came against lefties, but he fared much better against them, though buoyed by a .408 BABIP. Don’t hesitate to stream him against lefties. His walk and strikeout rates have declined each year with the Marlins, making him even worse in on-base percentage leagues. (Darren Schienbein)

The Quick Opinion: Hech is the shortstop you get at the end of the draft as a backup. You can stream him against lefties a few times, and hope he runs into one. He won’t get you many steals, homers, or anything else of value. He doesn’t make for a terrible backup in a deep league, but if he’s your starter, you likely spent all of your money elsewhere.

Profile: Before 2016, it was pretty clear what you were getting from Adeiny Hechavarria from a fantasy perspective: a lot of at-bats, an average that wouldn't hurt you, and not much else. Unfortunately, not even the average held up last year, as Hechavarria turned in a career-low .269 BABIP helping lead to a dismal .236 AVG. Hechavarria is still young (27), though, and nothing major stands out in his batting profile to cause the drop, so there's a good chance he'll regain his plus average in 2017. If 5/50/50/5/.270 is what you're looking for in a shortstop, Hechavarria is your guy, but in most leagues he's someone to roster only as a last resort. (Brice Russ)

The Quick Opinion: Hechavarria's batting average fell off last year, which was unfortunate since that was his only fantasy attribute. He should rebound in 2017, but even then he's only someone to look at if you need to fill some at-bats.